2008 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

HARMONIC BALANCER PULLEY SEPARATED FROM HARMONIC BALANCER. CAUSED BELT TO SHRED AND LOSE OF POWER STEERING AND COOLING AND BRAKES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V319000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA RECALL 15V-319 STATES THAT IN CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR HOUSING MAY RUPTURE AND DEPLOY ABNORMALLY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH NECESSITATING DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER SIDE FRONTAL AIRBAG. AN INFLATOR RUPTURE COULD RESULT IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE DRIVER OR OTHER OCCUPANTS RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP FROM WHOM I PURCHASED THE CAR, TASCA FORD ON PONTIAC AVE IN CRANSTON, RI WHO TOLD ME THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ON THIS RECALL AND SUGGEST I CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. I CALL FORD AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WERE WORKING WITH THEIR SUPPLIERS TO OBTAIN PARTS TO REMEDY THIS UNSAFE SITUATION, AND THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN THEY WERE READY TO HOPEFULLY REPAIR THIS DEFECT. I FEEL UNSAFE NOW DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, AND FEAR FOR MY OWN SAFETY AS WELL AS ANY PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. THE COMPANY WOULD NOT OFFER ME NOR PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR WHILE THEY ARE SEARCHING FOR AN ANSWER. THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE IT WAS NECESSARY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

WHEN IT RAINS WATER COMES IN THROUGH THE THE BACK WINDOW AND FLOODS THE INSIDE OF CAR. CAUSES MOLD AND PRODUCES A VERY BAD SMELL. I HAVE SEALED IT BUT IT KEEPS COMING UNDONE.

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN A PARADE WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OR SURGED AT CHILDREN WALKING IN FRONT TWO SEPARATE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY THE BRAKE AND THE SECOND TIME WITH THE BRAKE AND THE GEAR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. CAR WAS TAKEN TO FORD DEALER, THE COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, BUT REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER AND DECARBONIZED THE ENGINE WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. COMPLAINT FILE WAS STARTED BY FORD 10733728.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,600.

I WAS PARTICIPATING IN A COMMUNITY PARADE, WITH LOTS OF CHILDREN, I WAS MOVING SLOWLY WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED DURING TWO OCCASIONS. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITH THE BRAKE THE FIRST TIME AND WITH THE BRAKE AND SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL THE SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS DECARBONIZED AND REPROGRAMMED BY THE DEALER WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. FORD STARTED A CASE FILE: CAS-7491264 ON THE INCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, WATER LEAKED ONTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

MY MUSTANG GT HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE TO THE CARS REAR END AFTER DISCOVERING A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. THERE IS NO REASON WHY A VEHICLE WITH 57000 ROAD MILES ON IT WOULD HAVE THIS TYPE OF A PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ANYONE DRIVING THIS YEAR MUSTANG BECAUSE IT COULD VERY WELL CREATE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT EVEN DEATH.

FORD MUSTANG MANUAL TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH / BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY - FAILURE TO FUNCTION FMEA FAILURE MODE: WELDED PIN CONNECTING CLUTCH TO CLUTCH PEDAL BROKE MAKING IN IMPOSSIBLE TO DISENGAGE ENGINE USING CLUTCH FROM TRANSMISSION. NEAR CRASH AVOIDED BY EVASIVE MANEUVER AND PULLING GEAR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL WHILE APPLYING MAXIMUM BREAKING. OCCURRENCE: ESTIMATE 4 - IT APPEARS THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM AS TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY ADVISED REPLACEMENT CLUTCH / BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY ARE BACK ORDERED / DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN. DETECTABLE: 10 - NOT DETECTABLE UNTIL CLUTCH PEDAL BRAKES, FUNCTIONAL TO NON FUNCTIONAL SEVERITY: 10 - FAILURE OF CLUTCH / BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY CAN RESULT IN CRASH WITH POSSIBLE DEATH RPN RISK FACTOR 400 - DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY MAY OCCUR AS RESULT OF CLUTCH / BREAK PEDAL ASSEMBLY FAILURE TO FUNCTION. CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUESTED ALERT TO BE ISSUED ADVISING DRIVERS OF POTENTIAL HAZARD INVESTIGATION TO CONFIRM THIS CLUTCH FAILURE MODE IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH FORD MUSTANGS HAVING MANUAL TRANSMISSION RECALL IF INVESTIGATION VERIFIES SYSTEMIC PROBLEM. *TR